Fender American Strat w/ Klein Pickups Scooped Mid + Little Giant Blackheart

[WTig3r]

that guitar with those pickups are too good for you

[mckschs]

The pickups are supposed to cop the Mayer tone. You should trying playing some blues in the 1 or 2 position with some light overdrive. SRV uses overwound pickups, which have a midhump. If you want his tone with those pups, pull out a tube screamer.

[spekkio101]

SRV used stock Fender pickups in his (typically) 60's Strats, which would be considered relatively underwound by today's standards. Think about 6.0k or so.

[bbtopb1007]

Those are nice pickups, the s-5 right? one suggestion, try playing something in the style of mayer/srv. it would be easier to tell if the pickups sound like them in their style of music. Clean, then overdrive. Nice playing by the way!